Lukewarm LOR request response Forum

[LandMermaid]

So just an update: I contacted 5 other professors. 1 replied saying no because she's retired. 4 pending responses, all of which sent this morning or early afternoon.

Y'all thought I was exaggerating about not having better options

Leaning towards not having a second academic LOR if the first professor's is gonna be like totally laughable. I wish I knew what "brief" meant. Any advice on how to move forward? My only goal is the LORs not hurting so I don't underperform my numbers. I'm beyond the point of wanting them to be ~glowing.

Also dealing with this has me slowly losing motivation to study for the September LSAT which is probably the opposite of what should be happening ugh

I noticed over the course of the thread that you seem to be worried about asking certain professors and not having a writing sample to give them. If you have any potential options where this is your only hang-up I'd recommend asking them too. I didn't give a writing sample to either of my recommenders and they never asked for it, and they still wrote very good letters. One I was close to personally, but the other just worked off of my resume, PS, and a little statement I wrote for her about why I wanted to go to law school and why I thought I would be successful. That one actually ended up being better because she basically wrote exactly what I wanted her to because I gave her specific information that she stuck to.

[tskela]

So just an update: I contacted 5 other professors. 1 replied saying no because she's retired. 4 pending responses, all of which sent this morning or early afternoon.

Y'all thought I was exaggerating about not having better options

Leaning towards not having a second academic LOR if the first professor's is gonna be like totally laughable. I wish I knew what "brief" meant. Any advice on how to move forward? My only goal is the LORs not hurting so I don't underperform my numbers. I'm beyond the point of wanting them to be ~glowing.

Also dealing with this has me slowly losing motivation to study for the September LSAT which is probably the opposite of what should be happening ugh

I noticed over the course of the thread that you seem to be worried about asking certain professors and not having a writing sample to give them. If you have any potential options where this is your only hang-up I'd recommend asking them too. I didn't give a writing sample to either of my recommenders and they never asked for it, and they still wrote very good letters. One I was close to personally, but the other just worked off of my resume, PS, and a little statement I wrote for her about why I wanted to go to law school and why I thought I would be successful. That one actually ended up being better because she basically wrote exactly what I wanted her to because I gave her specific information that she stuck to.

I did suck it up and ask several professors even if I wouldn't be able to provide writing samples from their classes. I feel like the 5 requests I've sent out plus my 2 original choices have exhausted all marginally realistic options.

[LandMermaid]

So just an update: I contacted 5 other professors. 1 replied saying no because she's retired. 4 pending responses, all of which sent this morning or early afternoon.

Y'all thought I was exaggerating about not having better options

Leaning towards not having a second academic LOR if the first professor's is gonna be like totally laughable. I wish I knew what "brief" meant. Any advice on how to move forward? My only goal is the LORs not hurting so I don't underperform my numbers. I'm beyond the point of wanting them to be ~glowing.

Also dealing with this has me slowly losing motivation to study for the September LSAT which is probably the opposite of what should be happening ugh

I noticed over the course of the thread that you seem to be worried about asking certain professors and not having a writing sample to give them. If you have any potential options where this is your only hang-up I'd recommend asking them too. I didn't give a writing sample to either of my recommenders and they never asked for it, and they still wrote very good letters. One I was close to personally, but the other just worked off of my resume, PS, and a little statement I wrote for her about why I wanted to go to law school and why I thought I would be successful. That one actually ended up being better because she basically wrote exactly what I wanted her to because I gave her specific information that she stuck to.

I did suck it up and ask several professors even if I wouldn't be able to provide writing samples from their classes. I feel like the 5 requests I've sent out plus my 2 original choices have exhausted all marginally realistic options.

Ah, good luck then!! Hopefully between the seven a couple of good ones will bite.

[A. Nony Mouse]

4 pending responses doesn't mean you don't have better options - they just haven't responded yet. Relax and give them a little more time to answer.

[landshoes]

chill x100000

[TheSpanishMain]

Also realize that LORs generally don't make a difference one way or another. If you have good numbers, generic LORs aren't going to hurt you.

[tskela]

4 pending responses doesn't mean you don't have better options - they just haven't responded yet. Relax and give them a little more time to answer.

chill x100000

Ah, good luck then!! Hopefully between the seven a couple of good ones will bite.

So I did get a much more enthusiastic response back today from another professor. Crisis averted

as a sidenote, i clearly need to get my anxiety under control

[poptart123]

We are all so proud of you. Good luck on your LSAT now that you don't have to worry about this. Go kill it.

[tskela]

We are all so proud of you. Good luck on your LSAT now that you don't have to worry about this. Go kill it.

Thank you!! Feels like a giant weight's been lifted

[bmathers]

4 pending responses doesn't mean you don't have better options - they just haven't responded yet. Relax and give them a little more time to answer.

chill x100000

Ah, good luck then!! Hopefully between the seven a couple of good ones will bite.

So I did get a much more enthusiastic response back today from another professor. Crisis averted

as a sidenote, i clearly need to get my anxiety under control

Fantastic! Great job! Keep this in mind as you go about the process, law school, and finding/securing employment post-LS -- Action trumps worrying. Get into action, and you can solve your own "problems" . Congrats pop!

[xnsch]

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Do you at least know a TA or something like that who could write you a letter? LoRs as it is don't really do much to overtly help you in the admissions game and are, as I understand, mostly a neutral factor. But I think if you got a letter that basically said "I really don't remember this guy but my gradebook says he did well in the class" that's going to raise a red flag in admissions and, instead of doing nothing to help you, will very likely hurt you. I'd try to find a TA or some professor that (despite maybe not having prior work from him) remembers you or something